[World] Indian Policeman Injured in Mob Attack Dies

Indian Policeman Injured in Mob Attack Dies
http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/delhi-police-constable-injured-during-anti-rape-protests-dies/articleshow/17752491.cms
An Indian police constable who was seriously injured during a massive demonstration against a brutal gang rape has died in a New Delhi hospital.

West Bank barrier plan threatens ancient farming landscape
http://www.cbc.ca/news/world/story/2012/12/24/gaza-rockets-violations.html
BATTIR, West Bank - The old stone-walled farming terraces of this scenic Palestinian village near Jerusalem stretch along the hillsides, fed by spring water flowing through a network of irrigation channels that dates to Roman times.

2 killed in Myanmar plane crash
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-20841380
(CNN) -- Two people were killed and 11 were injured after a plane crashed Tuesday near an airport in northeast Myanmar, authorities said.

Queen shakes off cold to attend Christmas Day service
http://www.channel4.com/news/queen-3d-message-splendid-summer-sport-olympics-paralympics
She will attend St Mary Magdalene church on the Sandringham estate in Norfolk, where crowds traditionally greet the her and other members of the royal family before and after the service.

Obama asked to retaliate over Russia adoption ban
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5iNyOKKaneHuMrNbaq34oDzIvTeTQ?docId=CNG.c62ee04b821d497e802baafcfdcf3739.4a1
WASHINGTON - Tens of thousands of petitioners are urging President Barack Obama to respond in kind to Moscow's plan to bar Americans from adopting Russian children, amid a diplomatic tiff sparked by US adoption of the so-called Magnitsky Act.

Van plunges into pond, killing 11 kindergartners in China
http://www.euronews.com/2012/12/25/eleven-children-killed-in-china-school-bus-crash/
(CNN) -- Eleven children died after a kindergarten bus veered off a road and plunged into a pond in a city in southeast China, the nation's Xinhua news agency reported.

Nicolás Maduro, Chávez's Chosen Successor, Draws Mixed Opinions
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5iDOGhfKVd-wJlhjbLhlJvRSXijFA?docId=CNG.075f3c49d0ef92362a7050c9e8a9619d.21
CARACAS, Venezuela - Nicolás Maduro, the handpicked successor of Venezuela's ailing president, Hugo Chávez, stood on a stage this month and gave a barnburner of a speech in classic Chávez style.

Turkey lifts veto on Israel's NATO activities despite tensions: report
http://english.alarabiya.net/articles/2012/12/24/256798.html
Turkey has reportedly agreed to Israeli participation in NATO activities in order to get Patriot missiles on its border with Syria, the Jerusalem Post reported on Sunday.

Italian press ponders Monti's next move
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-20824300
In the wake of the resignation of Mario Monti's government, Italian papers speculate on what the man they like to call "the professor" will do next.